Abstract: When EA announced that they would be publishing a video game adaptation of the fourteenth-century poem Inferno, there was some apprehension from gamers and fans of literature. Dante Alighieri’s story of a poet wandering through the nine circles of Hell...
Abstract: Nobody has actually read the whole of Inferno, though many Literature students keep a copy on their shelf to look clever. Dante Alighieri's fourteenth-century poem opens with Dante, a middle-age man, pondering his existence in a dark wood. Pretty borin...
Like I said before, I’m a huge sucker for blood, gore and a demonic storyline. That’s not to say I’m a fan of torture porn like Hostel or whatever… I appreciate thought and reason behind my twisted macabre. Not many videogames will inspire any of...
Published: 2010-02-05, Author: Tom , review by: cnet.com
Abstract: While Dante slices through the belly of an undead beast with his razor-sharp scythe, traverses a crumbling bridge with a quick-time event, and overthrows the ruler of a damned land with vicious determination, a burst of familiarity might flash through ...
Abstract: Strip away marketing and PR controversy, and forget for a moment that Dante's Inferno is a videogame interpretation of a literary classic (albeit loosely).Sure, Visceral Games -- the talented team behind the critically acclaimed Dead Space -- has tak...
Solid Combat, Some good puzzles, Engaging Levellingup system.
Very derivative, A bit previousgen visually, Alternate endings would've helped
Despite its refusal to innovate, its blatant copying from the God of War rulebook, and its missed opportunities, Dante's Inferno is nonetheless a solid title. At the very least, it's an engaging prospect for Xbox loyalists who've never played...
Dante’s Inferno takes a bold, visually impressive take on a literary classic and adds in an intriguing action focus to create a different kind of action title. Unfortunately, some derivative combat sequences and a shallow combo system prevent the ti...
